FOLK COLLECTION 11: The Skaggs Foundation Cowboy Poetry Collection
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Ballads of the Book Cliffs
Frank A. Brewer and Frances Brewer Steiner
FC 11 B-18
33
Frank A. Brewer
Warden Brown
He rode into the ranch at dark, he said his name was Brown.
game warden, game, hunting, cat, mountain lion, prey, out-of-season
Ballads of the Book Cliffs
Frank A. Brewer and Frances Brewer Steiner
FC 11 B-18
35
Frank A. Brewer
The Arizona Line
The horses they all want to buck.
horses, bucking, Arizona Line, song
Ballads of the Book Cliffs
Frank A. Brewer and Frances Brewer Steiner
FC 11 B-18
37
Frank A. Brewer and Frances Brewer Steiner
Nineteen Twenty and Three
We sat on the stoop by the old kitchen door.
memories, reminisce, parent, child, childhood, youth, daughter, 1923,family, home
Ballads of the Book Cliffs
Frank A. Brewer and Frances Brewer Steiner
FC 11 B-18
39
Frank A. Brewer
Old Timer
While out upon the ridges ridin' 'round the other day.
pinto mare, aging, wild horses, fun, old-age, old-timer
Ballads of the Book Cliffs
Frank A. Brewer and Frances Brewer Steiner
FC 11 B-18
41
Frank A. Brewer and Frances Brewer Steiner
Roundup Time on the Mountain
Each fall they rode the summer range to gather up the steers.
roundup, John Doey, grub, food, pack, meat, butcher, father, Dad, beef, moocher
Ballads of the Book Cliffs
Frank A. Brewer and Frances Brewer Steiner
FC 11 B-18
43
Frank A. Brewer
My Garden
You can't see my garden, mother.
writing, garden, flowers, vegetables, planting, letter, husband, wife
Ballads of the Book Cliffs
Frank A. Brewer and Frances Brewer Steiner
FC 11 B-18
44
Frank A. Brewer
The Blue Tiger
Oh, my horse is a bronchi, he runs on the range.
bronco, blue horse, bucking bronco, bronc busting
Ballads of the Book Cliffs
Frank A. Brewer and Frances Brewer Steiner
FC 11 B-18
45
Frank A. Brewer and Frances Brewer Steiner
I Know a Place
I know a place with a bubbling spring.
memories, past, seasons, sadness
Ballads of the Book Cliffs
Frank A. Brewer and Frances Brewer Steiner
FC 11 B-18
47
Frank A. Brewer
Utah
There's a land laying west of the Rockies.
Utah, Rocky Mountains, belief, God, San Juan
Ballads of the Book Cliffs
Frank A. Brewer and Frances Brewer Steiner
FC 11 B-18
48
Frank A. Brewer
To a Sunbeam
The days are dark and dreary, I'm lonely and feeling blue.
sunbeam, sunlight, sadness, loneliness, God, belief, light, gratitude
Ballads of the Book Cliffs
Frank A. Brewer and Frances Brewer Steiner
FC 11 B-18
49
Frank A. Brewer
When a Cowboy Says I Do
A wolf lost his mate, became a lobo, ran alone the rest of his life.
heartache, mate, wife, loss, death, husband, Grim Reaper
Ballads of the Book Cliffs
Frank A. Brewer and Frances Brewer Steiner
FC 11 B-18
50
Frank A. Brewer
Just Ranchin'
Three riders loped along a trail, their horses wet with sweat.
gray wolf, wolf, prey, ranch, corral, poles, children, child's play, play, youth, childhood
Ballads of the Book Cliffs
Frank A. Brewer and Frances Brewer Steiner
FC 11 B-18
51
Frank A. Brewer and Frances Brewer Steiner
Wild Horse Chasin'
Dad spotted a "wild bunch" on McCook.
wild horses, Bitter Creek, children, childhood, youth, boy, girl, father, family, close-call, rescue
Ballads of the Book Cliffs
Frank A. Brewer and Frances Brewer Steiner
FC 11 B-18
54
Frances Brewer Steiner
The One That Got Away
For years dad lived on Bitter Creek.
Bitter Creek, father, mustangs, wild horses, hoof prints, tracking, close-call, pinned, fallen horse, broken neck, trapped, dig
Ballads of the Book Cliffs
Frank A. Brewer and Frances Brewer Steiner
FC 11 B-18
56
Frances Brewer Steiner
Dad's Mouse Trap
One early spring when snow still lay in deep drifts on the ground.
mice, rodents, branding mice, T+X, mouse trap, children, childhood, mischief
Songs of the Saddle and Trails Into Lonesome Land
FC 11 B-19
3
E.A. Brubacher
Song of the Saddle
A saga of Saddle and Lonesome Land.
last frontier, land, cowboys
Songs of the Saddle and Trails Into Lonesome Land
FC 11 B-19
4
E.A. Brubacher
Songs of the Saddle and Trails into Lonesome Land
Give me the trails that lead into lonesome land.
trails, God, belief, peace
Songs of the Saddle and Trails Into Lonesome Land
FC 11 B-19
4
E.A. Brubacher
Song of the West
Sing me a song of the West, tonight.
trails, West, peace, campfire, night
Songs of the Saddle and Trails Into Lonesome Land
FC 11 B-19
5
E.A. Brubacher
Songs of Cattle Land
These are the songs of cattle land.
West, song
Songs of the Saddle and Trails Into Lonesome Land
FC 11 B-19
5
E.A. Brubacher
Guardian of the Pass
High on the wind-blown crag.
tree, sentinel, War Eagle Pass, guardian, vanguard
Songs of the Saddle and Trails Into Lonesome Land
FC 11 B-19
6
E.A. Brubacher
Tired Little Cow Towns
Tired little cow towns, strewn across the west.
cow town, gathering, West, Diamond Bar, Rust, Salt Grass, Flying T, Hat, fights
Songs of the Saddle and Trails Into Lonesome Land
FC 11 B-19
8
E.A. Brubacher
Stars of the Western Portals
Stars of the Western Portals, light the path for me.
stars, West, moon, belief
Songs of the Saddle and Trails Into Lonesome Land
FC 11 B-19
9
E.A. Brubacher
The Cow Man of the West
A cow man is a funny kind of critter.
cattlemen, cowman
Songs of the Saddle and Trails Into Lonesome Land
FC 11 B-19
10
E.A. Brubacher
Cowboy Philosophy
Come on, Old Paint, we're heading for town.
Old Paint, horse, luck, cards, poker, gambling, money
Songs of the Saddle and Trails Into Lonesome Land
FC 11 B-19
11
E.A. Brubacher
Lighting the Camp Fire
I saw him bend with easy grace.
cowboy, campfire